Why Support Donald Trump, by John Porter

From: John Porter

To: Americans everywhere

Sept 1, 2002

My dear and valued friends, most people know that I have been, and am still, a supporter of Donald Trump. This is my best effort in explaining why. It is a bit lengthy, but I ask you to please study it.

There are a few things about his personality I know some people don't like. I understand that, I do. However, all who have knowledge of the man's life, surely knows he has always been a person who speaks his mind. You never need wonder what he thinks about any subject or issue that may arise. If one doesn't like that trait in a person, that's okay.

A few days ago, I overheard an argument between a couple of my friends (One a Democrat and one Republican) concerning former President Trump. One of the men said, "I'm opposed to him. He is an embarrassment with all those damn tweets and his arrogance." “He has a stinking personality, a big mouth.”

I've heard others use those words when referring to the former president. I realize it is quite a challenge to write about this without coming across as politically motivated, but I'm going to honestly try. I am addressing it from the "opposed" perspective, because some things which embarrass one may not embarrass another. Besides, embarrassment has little, if anything, to do with what is good or bad for a nation and the well-being of its people. Where, on the other hand, his actions (policy wise) can and do have a profound effect on the nation and the people, presently and into the future.

With that in mind, let's together examine some factual results, effecting the well being of the people of our nation, of some of President Trump's policies, and the results of his leadership efforts pertaining to his work (actions) on those policies during his time in office.

Please, for a few minutes let's lay aside any differences in political party affiliation that may exist and the bias they bring out and ask ourselves only as American citizens, except for that which embarrasses me, considering only records of fact in the state of our nations affairs while he was president, "just what is it I am opposed to and dislike him for except his arrogance, tweeting, wealth, saying what's on his mind (big mouth)?

Ask yourself, am I opposed to:

(1) an economy which, by all measurements officially used, especially GDP was growing at an astounding rate?

(2) Americans unemployed, 3.4% lowest in 61 years?

(3) Number of Americans employed (working) as of December 2019: 159,604,000, highest number ever in our history?

(4) Black Americans unemployed 5.4% lowest in nation's history?

(5) Hispanic and Asian Americans unemployed 4.2% lowest in history?

(6) American women unemployed 4.1% lowest in 65 years?

(7) Lowest unemployment of America's war Veterans in 18 years at 3.4%?

(8) There were more jobs available than workers to fill them.

(9) Over 5,000,000 Americans left the food stamp rolls for living wage jobs.

(10) Most American citizens taking home more money because of the reduction of personal and corporate income taxes and higher paying jobs? Median Household Annual Income had risen by 4.2% to $65,084.

(11) Appointing of 234 Federal judges who had judicial records of upholding our Constitution, including 3 to the United States Supreme Court.

(12) The fact that in dealings with all foreign nations, friend and foe alike, he always put the interests of the American people first.

(13) Keeping us safe from foreign enemies by building our military complex, (those who protect and defend our freedom and sovereignty) to the most powerful on the planet.

(14) Trying to secure our nation's borders from uninvited intruders, just as we all do our homes and businesses.

(15) New and improved trade agreements with Japan, Mexico, Canada and South Korea.

(16) Erasing hundreds of stifling government regulations on business and individuals.

(17) NATO allies now paying their agreed to share for their defense instead of the U.S. paying the defense bill.

Now place these results (there are many more) on one side of a pair of scales of what's best for America, and his tweets and the other things he does which embarrass you on the other and see which way it tips. Be perfectly honest with yourself.

Ask yourself again, "just what is it I am opposed to?" I could have listed more, but for now sit quietly somewhere alone and consider for yourself one at a time which of the above actions and policy results of President Trump's would you change or reverse and why would you do it.

After considering all these positive results during his four year presidency, I ask you to search your heart for a good answer to these questions: WHY, WHY would so much of our money (at least millions, and maybe billions) be spent, and how many days, weeks, months and years be spent, so many man hours used up toward destroying him? WHY, the almost total focus on the destruction of this man from several of our government departments, Opposition political leaders and news media outlets?

In the recorded history of the United States there has never been such an effort to destroy a former president. WHY, WHY do you suppose that is?

P.S. In MY OPINION, we need him and those results again, regardless of his personality.